Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
There’s no getting around it, through hole components have long been on the way out and being replaced by SMD. I’ve had several clients I do board design work for either going full SMD or at least a hybrid with SMD for resistors and a few other components, and TH for caps. This RAT layout … Read more
Here’s another old layout redone for all you Jonny Greenwood fans. I think the old layout was based on an old and incorrect schematic (here’s the schematic used for this layout), but this one should be right and a much easier fit in an enclosure than the old one.
Did this one quite a while ago, but wanted to redo some of the old layouts with board mounted pots. The schematic online has the topology correct but the 100nF caps are 47nF from the gut shots I’ve seen, so that’s reflected below. Might be good to socket and experiment with.
Here’s one of Greer’s latest offerings. Seems like a simplified OCD circuit with some value changes and different clipping diodes. Schematic for reference. Easy fit in a 1590B.
Happy Fuzz Friday everyone! You probably didn’t miss this collaboration between Josh Scott and Mike Matthews, and because of the old school style of the big box version, it wasn’t to hard to trace. There’s still a few things we don’t know about the circuit, so have your sockets handy if you put this together … Read more
I recall reading how most of the Mudhoney DIY builds were just not sounding right.. Recently re-traced on FSB by Kasper, from his V1.1 version of the pedal – there may have been a fault with the schematics that previously floated around the web. When i saw this, i thought “the switch shouldn’t work like … Read more
Happy holidays! We hope you have a good one! …and there’s number of unverified layouts for you to try out this holiday season! Like this one..
Not that long ago, Manfred traced his Reagun Distortion unit and posted the results on FSB. These pedals were sold as Vesta Fire, Nadine’s and Reagun brands around early to mid-eighties. All these were made by Shiino Vesta Fire Corporation (SVFC), which became Vestax back in 1987. Designwise these are not bad at all. This … Read more
Next up from Vitalii’s traces is Moon Metal from later Exar series. Youtube demo found isn’t all that great, but there’s very nice EQ section and gain range seems quite good as well. Not a small circuit, but i think this could be quite usable.
Another one from Vitalii’s traces. This one seems quite nice modern metal distortion with reasonable frequency characteristics. Should be enough gain too. The 47K at the top (horizontal one) may be a point to tweak for even more over the top gain. Like so many of these pedals of Polish origin, this one seems to … Read more